Hamilton Depression Rating Scale 6 Self-Report Version Questionnaire

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** A standardized 6-item self-report rating scale for the assessment of symptoms in patients diagnosed with depression. The original 17-item Hamilton Depression Scale, developed by Max Hamilton at the University of Leeds in 1960, was independently modified by Bech et al in 1975, using Rasch models, to create a melancholia subscale that contains six variables.

**Synonyms:** - HAM-D6 Self-Report Version - HAMD 6 SELF-REPORT VERSION - HAMDS1